To represent the Fir Tree.
16. To Represent the Fir Tree.
Provide a post six or seven feet long, and three inches square; then on the far side at nine inches from the top, fix in four short pegs to fit the inside of the cases; nine inches from these fix similar pegs; nine inches lower fix others similar to the last; and from these, the same distance, fix other pegs; all these four sets must incline upwards; below them, at the same distance, must be fixed another set inclining downwards, the angles of inclination in all may be about forty-five degrees from the upright post. At the top of the post place a four-inch mortar loaded with stars, rains, crackers, &c. In the middle of this mortar place a case with any sort of charge fired with the others, which should be filled with a brilliant charge. The tree may be made of any size, and other ornaments made use of, as suits the operator.